LM002 RHD Rolling restoration.. will be updated regularly

just saw this thread. way to go. i love these restorations.

 

I would not use copper. At all infact it is illegal to use them as brake lines in Canada. You should use double roll steel lines. A bit of a pain to bend, but much safer.

There was a thread on here years ago, about a fellow who built himself a p4 replica who chose to use copper lines. I told him to not to use them. On a track day the lines failed and he ended up in a wall and wreaked the car.

The LM is a brick of a truck, and the brakes are bad from the factory..I wouldn't add to the issue by using poor brake lines. I would change them.

 

Check post #147
We are ofcourse not using copper tubing as-found-on-the-back-of-your-fridge.
I have used automotive grade copper alloys for over 15 years for both brake and fuel lines without any problems at all.
Steel lines on the other hand are prone to corrosion and/or cracking.
I would use (have done so) copper alloy lines on my own vehichles

 

Great mines think alike..

This is my wood LM 1/10th RC body plug for creating a mold and some first casts from the mold I am working on.

So now we can officially add a LM to the wood F50 threads.
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look at a place called ''right stuff'' their in ohio,im restoring a 69 427 corvette and using their lines in stainless,they bend great -real easy,you can buy rools of 10-25-50-100',stainless needs to be anealed to be bent and flaired

 

yes, they were the original supplier
the sport headers are wider and lighter though